Rise and shine, Osoyoos — It’s Wednesday, March 23

Good morning, Osoyoos, it’s Wednesday, March 23. Here’s what you need to know as your day gets started.

Osoyoos weather: A warm spring day with a high of 17 expected this afternoon. A mix of sun and cloud throughout the day, with a chance of showers this evening.

It looks like the ponies will be running again this summer at Desert Park. A deal is in place that would deliver harness racing to Osoyoos over eight weekends in June and July. And more racing could be in the works for the rest of the summer as well.

The federal Liberal government has tabled its first budget. Our MP calls it a budget of “missed opportunities” that could have done more to resolve economic inequality in Canada.

RCMP are looking for the culprits who knocked down a 45-metre cell phone tower located on Fairview Mountain near Oliver last week. The Telus-owned tower was damaged last Thursday afternoon, degrading wireless service in the area.

This is just wrong on so many levels: a man using social media to out a woman who threw her Tim Horton’s coffee at him as he videotaped his confrontation with her over a handicapped parking spot. Did you get all that?